@cmpxchgWeak
- @cmpxchgWeak

@cmpxchgWeak

@cmpxchgWeak(comptime T: type, ptr: *T, expected_value: T, new_value: T, success_order: AtomicOrder, fail_order: AtomicOrder) ?T

This function performs a weak atomic compare exchange operation. It's the equivalent of this code, except atomic:

fn cmpxchgWeakButNotAtomic(comptime T: type, ptr: *T, expected_value: T, new_value: T) ?T {
    const old_value = ptr.*;
    if (old_value == expected_value and usuallyTrueButSometimesFalse()) {
        ptr.* = new_value;
        return null;
    } else {
        return old_value;
    }
}

If you are using cmpxchg in a loop, the sporadic failure will be no problem, and cmpxchgWeak is the better choice, because it can be implemented more efficiently in machine instructions. However if you need a stronger guarantee, use @cmpxchgStrong.

T must be a bool, a float, an integer or an enum.

@TypeOf(ptr).alignment must be >= @sizeOf(T).